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Moscow Disputes Seoul’s Account Of Unprecedented Aerial Altercation Over Sea Of Japan Moscow Disputes Seoul’s Account Of Unprecedented Aerial Altercation Over Sea Of Japan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 23, 2019

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Japan Is Looking At Developing its Very Own Land Attack Capable Cruise Missile Japan Is Looking At Developing its Very Own Land Attack Capable Cruise Missile

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

Sea

US Navy Plans to Cut Cruisers by Half Amid Reports One Became Like a “Floating Prison” US Navy Plans to Cut Cruisers by Half Amid Reports One Became Like a “Floating Prison”

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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All You Need to Know After North Korea’s Longest Downrange Missile Launch All You Need to Know After North Korea’s Longest Downrange Missile Launch

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

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US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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We Don’t Know Much About the Fitzgerald Collision and That Seems Odd We Don’t Know Much About the Fitzgerald Collision and That Seems Odd

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 29, 2019

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Soldiers Can Look Like Star Wars Bounty Hunters With This Crazy Helmet Soldiers Can Look Like Star Wars Bounty Hunters With This Crazy Helmet

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 24, 2019

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The Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s Bridge The Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s Bridge

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 16, 2019

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Japanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker Attack Japanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker Attack

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2019

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Japan Picked An Aegis Ashore Site Based On Miscalculations From Google Earth Japan Picked An Aegis Ashore Site Based On Miscalculations From Google Earth

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 11, 2019

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Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 9, 2019

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What We Actually Know About Reports The White House Tried To Hide USS McCain What We Actually Know About Reports The White House Tried To Hide USS McCain

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 30, 2019

Sea

U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 10, 2019

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The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan’s Missing F-35A Has Been Found The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan’s Missing F-35A Has Been Found

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 30, 2019

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Lockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: Report Lockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: Report

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 24, 2019

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Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated) Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 10, 2019

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Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 14, 2019

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Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 16, 2019

Sea

Marine F/A-18 And KC-130 Collide During Refueling Sending Both Into Waters Off Japan (Updated) Marine F/A-18 And KC-130 Collide During Refueling Sending Both Into Waters Off Japan (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 6, 2018

Air

Boeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To Japan Boeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To Japan

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 23, 2018

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Japan Is Taking A Two-Step Approach To Fielding Its First Operational Hypersonic Weapons Japan Is Taking A Two-Step Approach To Fielding Its First Operational Hypersonic Weapons

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 18, 2018

Air

Lockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For Japan Lockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For Japan

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 31, 2018

Air

These Are The Most Stunning Pictures Of An AH-1 Cobra You Are Likely To Ever See These Are The Most Stunning Pictures Of An AH-1 Cobra You Are Likely To Ever See

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 27, 2018

Sea

Marines Need Special Lightning Rods To Shield Their F-35s In Japan From Storms Marines Need Special Lightning Rods To Shield Their F-35s In Japan From Storms

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 23, 2018

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Japan’s New Super-Sized Destroyer Will Help Defend Against Ballistic Missiles And More Japan’s New Super-Sized Destroyer Will Help Defend Against Ballistic Missiles And More

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jul 31, 2018

News & Features

Northrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter Project Northrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter Project

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 6, 2018

Air

A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated) A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 11, 2018

News & Features

Lockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 Hybrid Lockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 Hybrid

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 21, 2018

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Officials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For Jets Officials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For Jets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 28, 2018

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Japan And South Korea Eye F-35B For Their Helicopter Carriers Japan And South Korea Eye F-35B For Their Helicopter Carriers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 27, 2017

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Japan May Turn Its F-15J Eagles Into Cruise Missile Carriers Japan May Turn Its F-15J Eagles Into Cruise Missile Carriers

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 6, 2017

Sea

Navy Aircraft Crashes Carrying 11 From Okinawa To The USS Ronald Reagan (Updated) Navy Aircraft Crashes Carrying 11 From Okinawa To The USS Ronald Reagan (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Nov 22, 2017

News & Features

North Korea Sends Missile Flying Over Japan (Updating Live) North Korea Sends Missile Flying Over Japan (Updating Live)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 29, 2017

Sea

Navy Releases Harrowing Report On Fitzgerald Collision, Begins Punishing Sailors Navy Releases Harrowing Report On Fitzgerald Collision, Begins Punishing Sailors

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 18, 2017

News & Features

Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Badly Damaged After Collision With Merchant Vessel (Updated) Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Badly Damaged After Collision With Merchant Vessel (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 17, 2017

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Everything You Need To Know About North Korea’s Most Successful Missile Launch Everything You Need To Know About North Korea’s Most Successful Missile Launch

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 15, 2017

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Japan May Buy Tomahawks For Retaliatory Strikes On North Korean Missile Sites Japan May Buy Tomahawks For Retaliatory Strikes On North Korean Missile Sites

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 10, 2017

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Japan May Acquire Aegis Ashore To Defend Itself From North Korean Missiles Japan May Acquire Aegis Ashore To Defend Itself From North Korean Missiles

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 8, 2017

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Japan’s Biggest Helicopter Carrier To Provide Escort For US Supply Ship Japan’s Biggest Helicopter Carrier To Provide Escort For US Supply Ship

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 1, 2017

Sea

Carrier Group Nowhere Near North Korea Last Weekend: Feint Or Fumble? Carrier Group Nowhere Near North Korea Last Weekend: Feint Or Fumble?

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 19, 2017

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Kadena Air Base Shows Its Firepower During Surprise “Elephant Walk” Drill Kadena Air Base Shows Its Firepower During Surprise “Elephant Walk” Drill

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 14, 2017

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Japan to Sail Carrier Into South China Sea In Massive Show of Force Japan to Sail Carrier Into South China Sea In Massive Show of Force

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Mar 13, 2017

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US Navy Cruiser Runs Aground In Tokyo Bay US Navy Cruiser Runs Aground In Tokyo Bay

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 31, 2017

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F-35s Head To Japan As Chinese Bombers and Carrier Make Big Moves F-35s Head To Japan As Chinese Bombers and Carrier Make Big Moves

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 12, 2017

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Pilot Killed In Yet Another Marine F/A-18 Hornet Crash Pilot Killed In Yet Another Marine F/A-18 Hornet Crash

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 9, 2016

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Just Allow The F-22 To Be Exported To Japan Already Just Allow The F-22 To Be Exported To Japan Already

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 8, 2016

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Moscow Disputes Seoul’s Account Of Unprecedented Aerial Altercation Over Sea Of Japan Moscow Disputes Seoul’s Account Of Unprecedented Aerial Altercation Over Sea Of Japan

Japan Is Looking At Developing its Very Own Land Attack Capable Cruise Missile Japan Is Looking At Developing its Very Own Land Attack Capable Cruise Missile

US Navy Plans to Cut Cruisers by Half Amid Reports One Became Like a “Floating Prison” US Navy Plans to Cut Cruisers by Half Amid Reports One Became Like a “Floating Prison”

All You Need to Know After North Korea’s Longest Downrange Missile Launch All You Need to Know After North Korea’s Longest Downrange Missile Launch

US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s US Tries to Spice Up Tired Shows of Force Over Korean Peninsula With F-35s

We Don’t Know Much About the Fitzgerald Collision and That Seems Odd We Don’t Know Much About the Fitzgerald Collision and That Seems Odd

Soldiers Can Look Like Star Wars Bounty Hunters With This Crazy Helmet Soldiers Can Look Like Star Wars Bounty Hunters With This Crazy Helmet

The Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s Bridge The Combat Information Center In Japan’s New Frigate Is Like A Starship’s Bridge

Japanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker Attack Japanese Ship Owner Disputes U.S. Claims About Weapons Used In Tanker Attack

Japan Picked An Aegis Ashore Site Based On Miscalculations From Google Earth Japan Picked An Aegis Ashore Site Based On Miscalculations From Google Earth

Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft Remains Of Japanese F-35 Pilot Found As Search Is Called Off For Crashed Aircraft

What We Actually Know About Reports The White House Tried To Hide USS McCain What We Actually Know About Reports The White House Tried To Hide USS McCain

U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered U.S. Navy Has Stopped Looking For Japan’s Crashed F-35 That Remains Largely Unrecovered

The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan’s Missing F-35A Has Been Found The U.S. Military Now Denies That Japan’s Missing F-35A Has Been Found

Lockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: Report Lockheed Offers Japan Access To F-35 Code As Part Of Stealth Fighter Proposal: Report

Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated) Japanese F-35A Has Gone Missing Over The Pacific Ocean (Updated)

Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds Japan Buying Joint Strike Missiles For Its F-35As Is A Much Bigger Deal Than It Sounds

Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway Two Kadena F-15s Made Emergency Arrested Landings In Opposite Directions On The Same Runway

Marine F/A-18 And KC-130 Collide During Refueling Sending Both Into Waters Off Japan (Updated) Marine F/A-18 And KC-130 Collide During Refueling Sending Both Into Waters Off Japan (Updated)

Boeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To Japan Boeing’s Troubled New KC-46 Pegasus Tanker Just Flew Across The Pacific Ocean To Japan

Japan Is Taking A Two-Step Approach To Fielding Its First Operational Hypersonic Weapons Japan Is Taking A Two-Step Approach To Fielding Its First Operational Hypersonic Weapons

Lockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For Japan Lockheed Pitching U.S. Air Force On F-22-F-35 Hybrid Fighter Intended For Japan

These Are The Most Stunning Pictures Of An AH-1 Cobra You Are Likely To Ever See These Are The Most Stunning Pictures Of An AH-1 Cobra You Are Likely To Ever See

Marines Need Special Lightning Rods To Shield Their F-35s In Japan From Storms Marines Need Special Lightning Rods To Shield Their F-35s In Japan From Storms

Japan’s New Super-Sized Destroyer Will Help Defend Against Ballistic Missiles And More Japan’s New Super-Sized Destroyer Will Help Defend Against Ballistic Missiles And More

Northrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter Project Northrop Grumman Wants In On Japan’s Stealth Fighter Project

A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated) A USAF F-15C Eagle Crashed Off Okinawa, Pilot Rescued Alive After Ejection (Updated)

Lockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 Hybrid Lockheed Should Restart the Raptor Line If Japan Wants An F-22-F-35 Hybrid

Officials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For Jets Officials Admit Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyers’ Were Also Designed For Jets

Japan And South Korea Eye F-35B For Their Helicopter Carriers Japan And South Korea Eye F-35B For Their Helicopter Carriers

Japan May Turn Its F-15J Eagles Into Cruise Missile Carriers Japan May Turn Its F-15J Eagles Into Cruise Missile Carriers

Navy Aircraft Crashes Carrying 11 From Okinawa To The USS Ronald Reagan (Updated) Navy Aircraft Crashes Carrying 11 From Okinawa To The USS Ronald Reagan (Updated)

North Korea Sends Missile Flying Over Japan (Updating Live) North Korea Sends Missile Flying Over Japan (Updating Live)

Navy Releases Harrowing Report On Fitzgerald Collision, Begins Punishing Sailors Navy Releases Harrowing Report On Fitzgerald Collision, Begins Punishing Sailors

Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Badly Damaged After Collision With Merchant Vessel (Updated) Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Badly Damaged After Collision With Merchant Vessel (Updated)

Everything You Need To Know About North Korea’s Most Successful Missile Launch Everything You Need To Know About North Korea’s Most Successful Missile Launch

Japan May Buy Tomahawks For Retaliatory Strikes On North Korean Missile Sites Japan May Buy Tomahawks For Retaliatory Strikes On North Korean Missile Sites

Japan May Acquire Aegis Ashore To Defend Itself From North Korean Missiles Japan May Acquire Aegis Ashore To Defend Itself From North Korean Missiles

Japan’s Biggest Helicopter Carrier To Provide Escort For US Supply Ship Japan’s Biggest Helicopter Carrier To Provide Escort For US Supply Ship

Carrier Group Nowhere Near North Korea Last Weekend: Feint Or Fumble? Carrier Group Nowhere Near North Korea Last Weekend: Feint Or Fumble?

Kadena Air Base Shows Its Firepower During Surprise “Elephant Walk” Drill Kadena Air Base Shows Its Firepower During Surprise “Elephant Walk” Drill

Japan to Sail Carrier Into South China Sea In Massive Show of Force Japan to Sail Carrier Into South China Sea In Massive Show of Force

US Navy Cruiser Runs Aground In Tokyo Bay US Navy Cruiser Runs Aground In Tokyo Bay

F-35s Head To Japan As Chinese Bombers and Carrier Make Big Moves F-35s Head To Japan As Chinese Bombers and Carrier Make Big Moves

Pilot Killed In Yet Another Marine F/A-18 Hornet Crash Pilot Killed In Yet Another Marine F/A-18 Hornet Crash

Just Allow The F-22 To Be Exported To Japan Already Just Allow The F-22 To Be Exported To Japan Already

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